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The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-26
Bamboo.

This grass tree is found in all tropical
and sub-!ropical regions, both in the
eastern and western hemispheres. An at
tempt has been mule in England, and
with some success, to raise a dwarf
species found at an altitude of twelve
thousand feet in the Himalaya Noun
tains. The New World furnishes BAN
boo of the greatest diameter. The stems
are usually very slender, but in the
northwestern part of South America is
found oac species with a diameter of
sixteen inches. The Chinese put thia
plant to a greater variety of uses than
any other people. So WE will see some.
thing of wha' they do with this remark,
able production. Some kinds off when
it first shoots up from the ground are
used as "A vegetable as we use asparagus,
or it can be picked in vinegar, or made
into delicious sweetmeats. The plant
has to be thirty years old to bios som,
then it bears a great profusion of seeds and
dyes. These seeds can be used like rice,
and a kind of beer is also made from
them.
In 1912 severe famine in portions of
China was prevented by the sudden
poisoning of a great number of bamboo
trees. The stems of all the varieties are
remarkably silicious. One kind found
in Java is so hard that it strikes fire
when the Ratchet is applied to it. This
has only a very slender stem, which is
polished and used as stems for tobacco
pipes. This protean tree furnishes ma
terial for houses, boats, cordage, sails of
vessels, telescopes, aqueduct pipes, wa
ter proof that2hing, clothing, water
wheels, fences, chairs, tables, bookcases,
boxes, hats, umbrellas, shields, spears
and paper. The pith is used for lamp
wicks, so there is no part of it that can
not be used Tor something. From some
of it exquisite carvings, inlaid with gold
and silver, are cut, that exceed in beauty
the ivory carving, for which the Chinese
arc so famed.
Recently it has been put to another
use. Mr.. Edison has found that tho
carbonized fbers of the bamboo furnish
the best ma tcrial for the incandescent
electric light, and has made use of it in
his system of Iirhtinr
In Burmah and Siam, whole cities are
made from. bamboo. These houses are
made in pieces, lashed together, and in
variably raised on posts several feet high.
Think of a city on tilts!-[Cleveland
Leader.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-26
Lttiaatton Caused bu q Parrot

There is a suit now pending in the
courts of Montgomery couaty which
had a rather singular origin. The parties
live in the upper end of the county, and
the plaintiff having sold some goods to
the defendant, went to the house of the
latter to collect the bill. Tie two men
sat in one room, and in the ad joining
room were the wife of the defendant and
a pet parrot. The men disputed over
the bill, became angry, and raised their
voices. The parrot hearing the noise,
became excited and cried: "Kick xh,m
out! kick him out! kick HIM ouir' The
plaintiff did not know that there was
such a bird about, and thought it was
the wife of the defendant who advised
an assault and battery upon him. He
sprang up in q rage, declared that he
would go without waiting to be kicked.
and was on his way t, the office of a
Justice Of the Peace before any exp,ana-
ton could be offered. The suit was
promptly brought and comes INTO court
Oh appeal. Reading penn Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-26

The St. Louis Globe Democrat says
that General Logan's death left but fout
persons living who ran for the vice,
presidency on either of the two pr:nci-
pal tickets amlin, Pendleton, Wheeler
and Eaglish--Hamlin and Wheeler be-
ing elected. Hayes is the on y cx-
President living. Within less than a
year and a half two ex-Presidents--
Grant and Arthur--have died. Within
thirteen months one vice. President,
Hendricks, has died, and within less than
two years there has died an ex-Vice-
President, Colfax. Four men who were
unsuccessful in their canvass for tho
Presidency have died within a little
over q year, Mcclellan, Hancock, Sey-
iour and Tilden, aud one unsuccessful
Vice-Presidential candidate, B. Gratz
Brown. English alone remains of the
national candidates of 1880. OF the
men, successful and unsuccessful, who
have run for the Presidency, all arc dead
save Fremont, Hayes, Blaine and Cieye-
land.
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She Had Mortqaqes.

Lets see" he unused. as he softly
pulled at his ear, .'your name Is Johu-
son, isn't it,"
Eyes, sir"
"You married a widow over at turkey
Bend who had $50, 900 in mortgagesa"
81 married a wilder"
"And the mortgages"
"Were on the widder's property, gosh
hang it: I'm up here now to see if false
teeth is o ground for divcrce.-fWall
Street News.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-26
PEARLS OF

Industry pays debts, but despair in
creaseth them.
1t is better to fight for the good thar
to rail at the i'll.
Those who can commend themselves
command others.
History is the preservcr of good deeds
Dad the avenger of bad.
A memory may be to us an inspiration
Or a means of depressi on, according as
we look at its dark Or bright side.
Oh, how small a portion of earth will
hold us when we are dead, who ambl-
tiously seek after Che whole world while
We are living.
Our condition never satisfies us; the
present is always the worst. Though
Jupiter should grant his request to each,
we should continue to importune him.
Every generous illusion ads a wrinkle
in vanishing. Experience, is the success
i've disenchantment or the things of life.
1t is reason enriched by the spells of the
heart.
God male both tears and laughter
and both for kind purposes; for as
laughter enables mirth and surprise to
breathe freely, SO tears enable sorrow to
vent itself patiently. Tears hinder sor-
row from becoming despair and madness.
In ourselves, rather than in material
nature, lie the tr1e source anl life of the
beautiful. The human soul is the sun
which diffuses light on every side, in
vesting creation with its Lovely hues,
and calling forth the poetic element that
lies hidden in every existing thing.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-26

the winter wheat belt has been
pushed westward almost 800 miles in the
last three year,, according to Frank
Wilkeson of the New York Sun, and
this is due entirely to climate changes.
These changes he considers due to the
extensive irrigation along the eastern
base Of the Rocky mountains, the wind,
according to his theory, taking up mois-
ture from the immense irrigating bitches
and distributing it where before it had
been unknown.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-26
QUAINT otd Marrfaae Records.

The world discourages, and rightly SO,
the marriage of December with May, and
when suea MARI. ages took place in for
mer times they were usually recorded in
some such way as this: "221 August
(1782). At Bath, Captain Hamilton,
aged 30, to Mrs. Muason, a lady of rank
and fortune, aged So We may find
even adistancs Of eighty years between
Al old min and his bride. III February,
1885, Robert Judge, E q, Of Cooks
burgh, ireland, aged 95, 30 Miss Annie
Nugent, aged 10. He served in King
Williams wars and received a ball in his
nose. Particulars Of height, as well as
Of age, fortune and length of courtship,
were often given: December, Q755l.
At York, Mr.. Thomas, a grenadicr in
the Yorkshire militia, six feet two inches
high, to Miss Hannah Tennick, of Clear.
lam, three feet two incaes high, with a
fortune of five th ousand pounds And
on April 3, 1888, at pley church, Mr..
RoIert Long was married to Miss Rey.
nard between them there wa disparity
both Of age and sizs s'the bridegroom
being 81 years Of age, and moro than six
feet high; the bride 20 years old and
little more than three feet high The
record Of D marriage in 1899 Of a couple
aged respectfully 50 and So concludes
thus: And what is still more remark
able, there has been 0 courtshlp carried
on betwixt them for more than sixty
years Brooklyn Magazine.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-26

The cd and mutilated bank notes,
when they come back to the United
States treasury, are chopped up and
made into a pulp, and this is moulded
into v%arions shapes and forms. The 1T,
est design is a miniature bust of Mrs.
Cleveland. 1t takes $40, 900 worth of
bank notes to make a bnst of the Prcsi-
dents wife, and cach figure is labeled:
s'MaGe from mutilatcd United States
bank notes worth $40, 900" These arc
sold for a small sum, and arc having a
rood sale. ----
The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-26

In the United States there are 1859 brew
cries, which produce annually $50, 832, :
400 gallons, or over 7 gallons per head.
In Germany there are %, 940 brcwerics,
which produces annually 900. 0)0, GOD
gallons, or over 20 gallons per head. In
Great Britain there arc 26. 214 brcwcries,
which produce annually 1859. 00), COZ
gallons. or Over 30 gallons per head.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-26

Within the last three or four months
there have sailed from the United States
for foreign mission fields ninety-nine
men and women-some for Africa, some
for India, some for China and Japan,
some for Siam, etc.
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Dsspostng of surplus Candidates

DtSpOStsg or Surplus Candidates.
Said a man yesterday who was from
Mexico:
"They have a fine way of ~disposing of
surplus candidates down there
How so?'
Why, they shoot 'em. There were
three candidates who were against the
ID az interests. One has been shot,
another has been run out of the country
and another has been put in JUL. 1t is
not nice to be a candidate for the presi-
dency of Mexico. n-AHanta Constitution
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OeernnriomS.

Mrs. Dc Hohson (comp,acentlD-Yes,
Mr.. Featherly, that is a portrait of my
self when. a little girl. It was painted
by q celebrated artist.
Mr.. Fcatherly (%anxions 10 say the right
thingg)-EF, on Of the old masters
The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-26

At a recent meeting of the Boston
Scientific Society a paper on the sca-ser-
pent was read by DR.. Samuel Knecland,
who is q firm believer in the existence of
the sea monster. In a brief way he pre-
sented the observations Of record Of the
appearance of this sea- monster, and Iii,
various arguments, pro and con, which
have been made by believers and disbc-
levers in the truth of the main state
ments of these records. lie declared
himself to be of the former class. Among
the reasons for believing hat monsters
known by the name of sea serpents do
exist, be presented the archaeological
FIdence. The fossil specimens of an
LILY geological period correspond in the
main to the descriptions of the contcm-
porary sea serpent. Prof. Agassiz be-
lievcd in the present existence of the
sea serpent and found in the forms of
the ichthyosaurus and plesiosaurns points
of identity. Prof. Hagen Of Harvard
University in 1874 expressed himself q
believer, and doubtless is to-day. Prof.
Proctor, the astronomer, is another
scientist, who takes that side of the
question. Records of the appearance of
the creature are most numerous in the
history o. annals Of Norway, and these
record in some instances have been made
by tte learned or scientific men of that
co airy. No Norwegian, of whatever
sinments in knowledge, and no mari
Of that land, disbeIieves in tn, exis-
tence of the sea serpent.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-26
Tndtn7ss OF BOEtUia.

BY Bolivian law, says a letter from
South America to the San Francisco
Chronicle, no person can vote un.ess he
can readand write. This shuts out the
Indians. No wonder, therefore, TINT
they take but little inAssrest in the well
fare of the country. Wishing to study
them closer, I stoppedIat an Indian house
n night. 1t was near Tortora, a wild
spot. The family consisted of husband,
wife and two children, q boy II and a
girl of 0 years. OF course / slept out of
doors, being Afraid Of vermin. Clean
illness is not one of the virtues Of these
people.
NY arriero built a fire, the children
watching every movement. My alcohol
lamp created q sensation. invited the
whole family to supper. We all squatted
round the fire. The man tried
several times to enter into conversation
but 1t Yves i failure, my arriero under
standing but little Quichoa. The woman
baked me some corn bread. AS they
know nothing about yeast it was rather
heavy, In the morning all hands came
out to help US get ready for starting.
The man helped the arriero to load, the
woman held the mule, the little girl my
poneho Eand the boy my mule while i
was saddling. On leaving I gave the
father some tobacco and the children
each . piece Of money. They came up
and kissed my hand. There was some
thing - natural, i simple, about these
people that hare ever since liked the
Quichoas. The use Of the cocoa gives
these Indians beautiful teeth.
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y Delinquent Subscribers.
Conat that day lost whose low descending
sun,
from thy baud no noble action don4n
this ~ noblest notion one can do,
year subscription when tisdue.
~ Good0Jps Suss.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03
W. C. 7. u. NOTES.

Through the kindness of Mr.. Charles
Martin the reading room is furnished with
an artistic map of Wichita from the office
of n f. Neidtrlander.
At the meeting of the library committee
held last Tuesday arrangements were
made for having the magazines which
have been accommodating since the reading
room was first opened bound and placed
on the shelves of the library.
Owing to the increasing demand for
books it was decided that with the begin
ming of 1883 it would be necessary to en-
force the rules of the library more rlgldly
than in the past. The Librarian Will be III
structed to notify persons who, through
inadvertence, are retaining book longer
than the prescribed time; that the DOCKS
are for circulation.
AS the cold weather approaches there IS
an increasing demand for second hand
othing and bedding. There are frequent
calls fOr clothing women by mothers VINO
are endeavoring to support family OF Ut
tie ones and have not time to make up
nor means to procure clothing for them
selves. Any articles of clothing or bed
ding which may be entrusted to us VIII be
either given to families who positively are
not able to purchase or sold at a low flg-
ure and the money used TO purchase new
material to be made up and sold again.
Lunches at cents dish will be made
a specially in our lunch room this winter.
We have been so fortunate as to secure a
date for Bob Burdette who will
open our lecture course December %
He will be accompanied by bis sister
in-law and little son. This will be
a rare literary treat which none should fail
of enjoying.
There will be dime social held in the
reading room and library next Monday
evening from to 10. An interesting pro
gram Will be furnished for "A part Of the
evening after which general good time
will be in order
The ladies who attended the Temperance
exercises of the VI. T.. Sunday school Bano
of Hope were delighted That Sunday
school has the honor of leading in concert:
of this kind. The other schools in the city
would do well to follow its example.
The reports of the chairmen of standing
committees will be given for November
at the next regular meeting, Tuesday at
p m in public meeting room, 220 Dougla.
! avenue. I'D stairs
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The California Travel.

1t has been generally known to the put pub
lie that during the year past. mat
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
r. r. was not selling round trip. escur-
sion tickets except to southern California
points. Their agents are now authorized
to make the announcement that The
Short Line" is again in the field aud from
this time forward is prepared to do ticket
excursion business to San Francisco and
Portland. Oregon in addition to southern
California points, allowing the purchaser
choice of any of the different routes re-
turning to Wichita or any of the cities up
on the Missouri river Stop over privileg-
es allowed going and coming at any point
within the limit OF the ticket. Pullman
service from Wichita daily 10 California
and Free Tourist Sleeping car service. Upon
all main line trains these berths will be re
served upon application at the union tick
ct office.
The dates for these excursions are fixed
for Nov. II and "a; Dec. |, 8, 10, - and ~
Tickets limited six months from date o.
sale, $1,000 for the round trip. Ioot1
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03
FITTING UP THE KITCHEN.

Mr.. W. B. Couch, of St Louis, who
some weeks ago contracted to furnish the
kitchen paraphernalia for the Carey, ar
rived yesterday. The goods arrived Thurs
day, and he is here to superintend the work
of putting in the Home Comfort range and
other appurtenances, 1t will take near a
week to finish the work. \ canopy viii
be placed over the range, and all odors
from it escape by means of an iron tube.
He says it viii be one of the best kitchens
in the state, as everything is of the very
hest
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03
MEETING OF COMMITTEES.

The sewerage committee held meeting
Yesterday to consider the matter given
over to their hands concerning the extend
ing of the Topeka avenue sewer TO First
street; thence west to the Sedgwick block
and up the alley just west of that block as
far north as Second street TO accommodate
buildings in that section. The council
gave the matter entirely over to them and
it was yesterday decided to construct the
sewer along the route mentioned. Ac-
cording to the city council the city for
constructing sewers must vote bonds if the
expenditure amounts TO over 500.
The expense in the proposed
extension will be over that amount
and in view of that fact it viii be denomi-
mated general improvement and be con-
structed by the street force under the di-
rection of the city engineer and paid out OF
the general funds of the city.
This plan has been decided best. owing
to circumstances. 1t is thought that the
work can be accomplished much quicker
by the method adopted and possibly cheap
er. Some of the buildings TO be reached
desire connection Immediately and in fact
have beeD working for it for some time.
The general improvement will be com
menced at an early date. The Wichita
Construction & Supply company have
several car loads of tile left over from the
order of the Topeka avenue sewer which
will be purchased by the committee and
put into the extension. As the material is
on hand, it is thought that it viii not be
many weeks before the extension is COM
pleted.
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JUSTICE COURT
STOLE NNAI.I.F,.

A gentleman named Hughes, who lives
at Winfield. took his valise tonight TO the
santa Fe depot and left it in the waiting
room while he Went TO 4 store near by. he
returned To the depot Immediately, but
was not SooR-enough b@ek, as some sneak
thief had got away with the valiSe. Mr.
Hughes says that he had about 50 worth
of clothes IN the grip, besides some other
valuable articles that he did not want TO
oSe.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03
REAL ESTATE.

The following are the transfers of rea
estate filed in the recorders office yestel
day;
VIM. D. Malone to F. L. Tillinghast,
lots Is, 16 Vine ave blk 5 junction
L Tillinghast to W D Malone, land
in s e IA sec % twp % w.. 20O
Eliza Green to II Gregg, lots II, Is,
blk IL Mulvane. LIZ
Chas M France to Emanuel Wood,
land in w II sec 81, twp q s e.. 1Ul
A Blossom to Chas NJ France lots
and Sc q of sw sec 81 twp q
Henry Shuman to ,Jennette Miller lot
81 Minnie ave blk penpa add. q
Henry / Hawenstine to Thos H Parks
lot Ohio ave ID w Jones add. q
J r Campbell to J A Dickson lots 129
131 1873 135 Coolidge ave Riverside
AID OK
Sarah Twitty to Henry T. Rowen-
slime, lot q, Ohio ave, ID. W. Jones
o NJ Sherman to Daniel Sherwood,
hf sec p. twp %, of + l e......... 1GUt
E G Leland to T McCay ct al, n W 49,
Xr sec %, twp 81, w............ 5O'
Frederick Dubois to L f Sherwood,
lots l TO % inclusive Frederick Du-
bois' add Wl
Gus A Butts to Daniel A Foster, lots
Gil 10 and 10 Estella ave Williams
sub ..................... -V'
John J Davis to Jas S Campbell,
land in sec 5 twp27 1e......... 55'
| Frank S Burt to " Z Newcomer, 10
lots on Sedgwick ave Ohio add. 3O'
| A Buch to \ A Bradley lots IL IA ID
IS 1920 blk 3 Garrison's sub. "a
F L Tillinghast to Frank S Burt 10
lots on Sedgwick ave Ohio add. 80. 3Ol
| Thos D0nohue to Derrick L Hall lots
a 20 Oak st St Clements add also
10 lots in blk d Fern ave Princess
.Tobn BRIGHT Tyniversity add. 49,. 1O5C
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03

-: = ALONE = IN = LONDON; =
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03

OR, A WOMAN AGAINST THE WORLD.
Robert Buchanan's great Realistic and Emotional
Drama of English Life.
Presented by VIM f. Sims Park Theatre Company
from Brooklyn, \. "
New, Relistic and Effective Scenery.
Startling Mechanical Effects.
Sea the great scenes: Westminster Bridge and
the House of Parliament by Night" and odd Sluice
House and view of the River Thames Opening
of the Flood Gates and the Rising of the Water"
NoTE-Do not confuse this Drama with others by
similar name as ii is entirely different in plot,
scenery and Incidents.
Regular price. Reserved seats on sale Friday
morning at Rock Island ticket Office.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03

Good second hand safe and fat-top desk;
must be cheap. add, Lock Box BIB:
Gl5l-.f
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03

Councilmen Derby and Kenyon, mem
hers of the finance committee, spent a
number of hours yesterday auditing bills
Of last &Gata.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03
THE COURTS.
POLICE COURT.


Yesterday was quite a busy day in the
police court, and it was relief to Judge
| Dixon when the hour came for closing
| court and hearing no more of the doing
of buns and gamblers and other wanders
who will at times fall into the hands of
| the police authorities.
A J. Curran was an innocent looking
drunk that had spent part of the night
behind the bars The judge took COM
passion upon him and assessed a fine of
only 81 and costs.
| Three old FOUNDERS, Jim Kelly, Joe
| Swank and Harry Gaines, did not fare so
well: but We're each given s. and costs and
| in default of this amount were committed
| TO the cooler.
Tom Arnold went in the forenoon TO a
restaurant on East Douglas avenue to have
a reckoning with the boss Of the estab-
| lishment In the settlement he slapped
| that functionary, old man Griffith, and his
! henchman, VIII Moran, completed the job
| by kicking the old man out into the street.
| The police at this stage of the game took a
part and arrested Moran and Arnold. Both
pleaded guilty to the charge of assault and
battery. and the former paid so and the
latter S.
Pat Hayden stole coat from an East
Douglas avenue eating house and was call
ed up to answer TO the charge of petit
larceny HewaS found guilty and sent TO
| the cooler for twenty days.
Nellie Foster and FIVE Of the inmates of
her house paid $50
]. W. johnson paid $50 and costs for
running gambling house
JUSTICE COURT.
n. J. Gandall, the Young man whom
Officer Metcalf the night before brought
up from Mulvane was up before Judge
Walker. and in default of 500 bail was re
manded TO the county Jail. The suit
was filed January 10 by J. W. Finn, the
father of the girl whom he Is charged with
Sedueing.
State vs.. George CoStley was
begun yesterday The defendant Is
charged by H. w Black with obtaining
under false preteuses and tokens. s3I1.2 70
The otfeHSe consisting, it i alleged, in
giving Black mortgage TO cover the
above amount upon thirty head of cattle.
When the mortgage was closed ii appeared
that he did not have the cattle and hence
| the Sult